Investigations into Dallas gunman’s links with white supremacists

A law enforcement officer walks as people are evacuated from the shopping centre (LM Otero/AP)

Officials are investigating whether the man believed to have killed eight people at a shopping centre in Dallas had an interest in white supremacist ideology, according to a law enforcement officer.

Marcelo Garcia, 33, was shot dead by a police officer near the suburban Allen Premier Outlets after the shootings on Saturday.